The traditional attributed author of the Ramayana, a figure of textual tradition rather than documented history, paralleling the archive treatment already given to Vyasa.
Valmiki is the name tradition attaches to the Ramayana, much as Vyasa is the name attached to the Mahabharata. This archive treats the two attributions with exactly parallel caution, and reading them together is instructive for seeing how consistently this pattern recurs across the tradition's major epics.
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A major epic centered on exile, loyalty, and conduct — with a long afterlife of retellings across many languages and cultures.
The traditional attributed compiler of the Mahabharata and arranger of the Vedas; a figure of tradition rather than documented history.
A working note on the editorial line this archive draws between story, tradition, archaeology, and history.